After the little incident with Gerald, Daniel spent the rest of the day at his company.
He came back home to his three-storied castle like home later at night. He walked through the huge wooden door and his nostrils were greeted with the smell of burnt food.
The smoke that filled the kitchen slowly made it's way to the living room which made Daniel to cough hard.
"What on Earth is going on. HILDA." He screamed out the name of the maid in charge of cooking.
The maid and his Butler rushed into the smoke filled living room.
"Welcome home, Sir." They both greeted him while avoiding his angry gaze.
"What the hell are you doing while your food is getting burnt?" Daniel scolded her in so much rage which made her to almost cry.
"I'm not the one cooking, Sir. Miss Katherine insisted that she'll be the one to prepare your dinner tonight, even though I strongly disagreed to it.
She threatened to have me thrown out, so I had no other choice than to let her do the cooking. I'm sorry, Sir." She said at the verge of crying.
This was the only thing she survived on. Both her and her siblings depended on her monthly salary from working as a maid, so she was scared of loosing her job.
The butler kept quiet as Hilda spoke, with his chest burning on the inside from inhaling so much smoke.
Just then, a temptingly dressed lady walked out of the kitchen coughing really hard.
She wore a really short skirt that exposed her thighs, and a sleeveless transparent top that showed her busty boobs.
"Hi baby. You're home early. Why don't you go in and freshen up, then come back for dinner. It'll be ready in 10 minutes.*cough*"
She left the kitchen door wide open which made the smoke to fill the living room more.
Daniel and the others present in the living room coughed non-stop.
"Get rid of these smoke and send my meal to my room in 20 minutes time." Daniel angrily ordered no one in particular as he ascended the stairs to his room.
"Place an order to Le Bien Restaurant immediately and get rid of the smoke as soon as possible." Katherine said angrily to Hilda and Alfred, the butler.
She was mad at them for letting her cook when they knew very well that she had zero knowledge on cooking.
And also for not informing her in time that Daniel would be arriving early, that way she would have ordered takeout, pretending to be the chef of the food.
"Did you not hear me the first time, or do I have to drag your ears before you do as you've been told. Get your damned selfs out of my sight, nitwits." She screamed out loud as if she was the boss of the house.
Katherine stood outside of Daniel's room door with a tray of Italian food in her hand.
She drew her skirt up a little with a huge smile on her face as she knocked lightly on the door.
After knocking for the third time without any response from Daniel, she finally made her way into the room, with or without Daniel's permission.
The lights were off, making it hard to see. The only source of light in the room came from the moon outside that illuminated the room through the open curtains.
"Did I say you should come in?" Daniel asked coldly, as he stared into the night through his ceiling-to-floor window.
Katherine ignored his words and walked slowly to where he stood after dropping the tray on his bed side table. She got close to Daniel with her hands on his shoulder, slowly moving down in a seductive manner.
Daniel who had his back turned to her felt irritated by her actions. He turned to face her with a look of disdain on his face.
Katherine continued with her act, slowly moving her hands down to his abdomen when he caught her hands in a tight grip.
"Get out." he simply said as he let go of her hands turning his back on her once more.
She proved stubborn as she concluded within herself that Daniel could never resist her especially if he was aroused.pain
She attempted to touch Daniel, when he turned to her, clenching her hands midair while giving her death glares.
He tightened his grip on her hands and she whimpered in pain.
"Why are you acting this way towards me? There's no way you could resist me especially when I'm dressed to please you. Or am I no longer appealing to you?" She cried out as she tried to escape his tight grip, but to no avail.
"Maybe I've found someone more eye-catching than you." Daniel stared directly into her eyes, making her to shiver. Her eyes bulged out on hearing his words.
"What? No! There's no way that can be possible. You promised to get married to me. You are mine, and mine alone." she said, deeply agitated.
"Ha ha. You really think I would get married to you? Wake up from your delusion, bitch. You're nothing but a sex toy to me." Daniel gave a sinister smile which shattered Katherine's heart into pieces.
She no longer felt the sharp pain in her wrist, as her heart was filled with a much greater pain.
She loved Daniel dearly. She was willing to do anything just to be with me, even to the extent of selling her family's company to him and being hated by her relations.
Tears trickled down her cheeks on realizing she had been fooling herself all along.
"What... what do you mean by that? Are you saying you don't love me? Not even a little?" She said amidst sobs.
Daniel looked at her and laughed maniacally. "Love? To hell with that shit. I don't do love sugarplum. Love is for the weak, and I am not weak.
I only desire a lady, and right now I have eyes on someone better than you. Besides you are of no use to me any longer." He said, finally letting go of her hand.
Katherine was cut off guard and she fell to the ground the minute he let go. Tears streamed down her cheeks making her look pitiful.
"Please Daniel. I'm okay if you don't love me back. Just please don't drive me out of your life. I'm satisfied with receiving no feelings of love from you.
I'm perfectly fine with it. I gave up my family for you. Don't do this to me. I love you so much." She cried out, going down on her knees, holding onto his legs really tight.
Daniel looked down at her with no feeling of remorse. He kicked her off his leg and walked out of the room without saying a word to her.
Katherine cried her heart as she coiled up on the cold floor. She stayed in that position for half an hour still crying.
The tears that flowed threatened not to stop. Her heart ached so much that she felt like dying would be the only solution to her pain.
After crying for close to an hour, she stood up from the floor with a look of determination in her already swollen red eyes.
"I won't let anyone take you away from me. You are mine Daniel, and I promise to rain hell in the life of whatsoever bitch that wants to take away what rightfully belongs to me.
I will be with you till the end of time, no matter the cost. I won't give up on you so easily even though you don't love me." She said, wiping off the remaining drops of tears in her eyes as she stared into the darkness that filled the room.